Best Recipes and Varieties of Brazilian Treats | Bakemate

 

Brazilian food is the best in the world is what those who visit Brazil say. Colorful, flavorful and tasty are the words used to describe the appetizing experience. A mix of cultures and cooking traditions, influenced by the Portuguese to some extent and partially from South America, there are a multitudinous number of dishes you won’t soon forget. Whether you’re there to take on classic cakes, quick snacks to enjoy on the go or festive treats to share with the surprise visits from your family, Brazil has got plenty of mouth-watering dishes and baking recipes to keep you running in the kitchen.

Brazilians are born with a sweet tooth and Candy is a must in almost every meal. Food and desserts are prepared differently in each region and even have different names accordingly but they still contain the same ingredients. It can be typical from a particular state or a region, but certainly, they are delicious. Here is a range of best recipes Brazil could offer followed by the best of Brazilian Chocolate Factory.

Recipes :

COOKIES AND CREAM DUTCH TART (TORTA HOLANDESA COM OREOS)

This special recipe is made of Oreo Cookies and Cream Dutch tartThese cookies are used both to make the crumbly crust and to surround the tart. If you are wondering what a tart is, it is a small bowl like crispy case which is used for filling in the sweet add-ons. The filling at the center is made of beaten vanilla ice cream, sugar, and a semi-sweet chocolate layer that tops the tart. It is pretty much Easy to prepare and fun too. Its ingredients are a crowd pleaser and a year-round treat. What else is needed if you have a treat that contains cookies, ice cream, and chocolate as its main ingredients?

SALTED NUTTER BUTTER AND CARAMEL PRETZEL COOKIES

Think of your favorite peanut butter cookie, little subtle and rippled with mini Nutter Butters, caramel pieces, pretzels and with a bit of salt for a Sweet and Salty Cookie ComboToo tempting isn’t it? It is made with a mixture of brown sugar, granulated sugar and added eggs one at a time and beaten until they are fully incorporated into the mixture. The dry ingredients like Nutter Butter, caramel pieces and pretzels are added later. This dough mixture is refrigerated for at least 4 hours or kept overnight at room temperature and heated in an oven to 350 F for about 10-14 minutes. You can later add any creams externally on these cookies if you want and then you are ready to go. This is one of the Best Recipes you can have when you have kids at home.

GRANOLA COOKIES

The trick here is to make these Granola cookies equally chewy and perfectly sweet. The sweet catalyst is the Karo Corn Syrup. That’s right, some amount of Karo Corn Syrup to these Cookies can make them chewy and sweet. Pairing them with the crunchy granola and dried fruit will make you crave for more. These Granola Cookies are easy to make and even easier to personalize with your favorite mixes. They are made by beating together the butter and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Then a paste of egg and vanilla is added to the bowl along with the Karo Corn SyrupThen, gradually add in the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until they turn light brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes on pan and then they are ready to snack upon. The time spent and hard work done in the kitchen will be well worth it once you taste them.

TARECO BISCUITS

The Tareco is a little hardened biscuit, made of wheat flour, eggs and sugar. The dough when put into the oven, get the small uneven disk shape. Beginning with a large container and adding all the dry ingredients, a thorough mix is needed here. Margarine and cheese are added and mixed well to obtain the consistency of farofa. Wondering what Farofa is? It is the final product which looks like crumbs that can be molded into different shapes and sizes. Lastly, eggs are added until they are ready to roll.

Care should be taken so that the dough does not get too soft. Long strips of the dough are made and are cut into small pieces. These pieces are placed on a baking sheet (not greased) and baked on medium heat about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Storing them in a dry place would make the biscuits more tasty and crunchy. The biscuits are cut according to the tumbler sizes as per the consumers need.

Varieties of Brazilian Chocolates:

TRADITIONAL BRIGADEIROS (BRAZILIAN FUDGE BALLS):

Brigadeiros are the famous Brazilian small size chocolate sweets. Some refer to them as bon-bons when exactly translated in English means they are good-good. Some love to call them as truffles. Most of the Brazilians say that they come closer to fudge balls. They are traditionally made of sweet condensed milk, chocolate powder, eggs and butter. They are hand rolled individually and then covered in chocolate sprinkles.

BRAZILIAN CHOCOLATE PAVÊ (CHOCOLATE TRIFLE):

Pave is a Brazilian dessert that resembles a tiramisu, but even more tastier. Tiramisu is again a stuffed cake mixed with chocolate and cheese. Pave are wonderful layered desserts, usually made with a combination of cookies or biscuits and different creams and also sometimes with fruits or chocolate. Unlike the tiramisu, the pave doesn’t usually have coffee and it has a flavor of liquor. There are a lot of different recipes for pave. Some are more simple and some are more complex. There are other recipes with different types of cookies/biscuits/fruits such as Strawberry Pavepeanut pave, ice cream pave, Pineapple Pave, coconut pave, White Chocolate Pave etc.

Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Cup (Brigadeiro de Copinho):

This is just another extended version of Brazilian Chocolate Fudge BallsSimilar to the way the fudge balls are made except that the mixture is directly poured into cups rather than rolled into small sized balls. The sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter mixture are placed on a medium saucepan. Medium heat is used here and stirred continuously until the mixture is thickened up. Then heavy whipping cream is added and mixed well until it is perfectly combined. Using a large spoon or ladle, the fudge is emptied into small dessert cups and sprinkled with ChocolateIt tastes best when served cold hence refrigerating it for an hour is recommended. Adults and kids will love it for sure!

LANCY:

This is a chocolate whose center is encased in the wafer. It is one such chocolate which is to die for. The center isSmooth Hazelnut Chocolate with tiny chunks of hazelnut.   A yummy layer milk chocolate enrobes the bonbon. The texture is a perfect balance between crispy and creamy. It is basically rectangular, but the two bonbons give the chocolate a nice curvy shape. The shape of it is designed to maximize the taste experience.

BIS:

The BIS is Kraft’s top-selling chocolate in BrazilIt is milk chocolate covered wafers, which are individually wrapped. The texture and flavor are quite enjoyable. The crispy, yummy wafers live up to the consumers’ expectations. This chocolate’s taste, texture and branding is no less compared to other Brazilian brands. The wafers’ crunchy texture entwined with chocolate is too alluring for anyone to try.  This BIS product is a popular one in Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries and anyone can experience it, only after tasting them.

AMANDITA:

This chocolate is pretty much identical to Lancy but without the hazelnut chunks. The Creamy Center of the bonbon is smooth hazelnut chocolate and the shape and texture make eating this candy a pleasurable experience. The taste is very sweet and appealing to the eye too. It’s a treat to explore the chocolate filled centre and also refreshing to savor the unique flavors.

LACTA AU LEITE “LACTATION MILK” (MILK CHOCOLATE):

This product is the most basic milk chocolate that Lacta makes. The bite-size portions come in a typical asymmetrical shape that is pleasurable to eat.   The larger white chocolate bar is just a bigger version of the bite-sized variety. The packaging makes the chocolate look yummy and refreshing to eat. The texture is a simple and soft one like any other milk chocolate. It tastes much lighter when compared with other American chocolates.   

Conclusion:

Brazilian sweet recipes and chocolates make up a big part of the Brazilian culture and the cuisines are considered as national icons especially when friends and family get together. Brazilian traditional delicacies have a sentimental value to most of the people in the country, Hence their every recipe tells a story and each of it means something to them. Brazilian Chocolates and Confectioneries are famous not only in their country but all across the world because of the science behind the production of their wide varieties of food products.

Likewise, BakeMate is one such Indian brand that has carved a name for itself in the Confectionery Manufacturing and Distribution IndustryThe Innovative products and different tasty flavors it offers have already earned its followers in 15 countries globally. The chocolates and choco center filled cookies are no less than the Brazilian Biscuits and chocolates. It is heading on to be a competition to the local manufacturers and soon would even be among the Top Chocolate and Biscuit Manufacturers in the Overseas Markets.